2. Why do we use cookies?

The website Heart of the Ocean may use cookies and similar technologies in order to:

• ensure the proper technical functioning of the website;
• remember certain browsing preferences;
• secure the use of the website and prevent certain abuses;
• measure audience and improve website performance;
• offer, where applicable, adapted content, advertising or features;
• allow the integration of third-party services, such as external content or social media features.

3. Strictly necessary cookies

Certain cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of the website and the provision of a service expressly requested by the user. These cookies may be placed without prior consent where they are essential to the functioning of the website, security, session management, the shopping cart or other core features.

Without these cookies, certain parts of the website may not function properly.

4. Cookies subject to your consent

Depending on the features activated on the website, your prior consent may be required before certain cookies are placed, including in particular:

• audience measurement cookies that are not strictly necessary;
• non-essential personalisation cookies;
• advertising or marketing cookies;
• cookies linked to social media services;
• cookies used by certain third-party services integrated into the website.

These cookies are only placed after you have given your consent where such consent is required.

5. Categories of cookies used

The website may use the following categories of cookies:

• Essential cookies: necessary for the functioning of the website, security, shopping cart, browsing or authentication;
• Analytics cookies: used to understand traffic on the website, measure audience and improve performance;
• Functional cookies: used to remember certain preferences or improve ease of use;
• Marketing cookies: used to measure campaign effectiveness, personalise advertising or limit its repetition;
• Third-party cookies: placed, where applicable, by external services or platforms integrated into the website.

6. Managing your preferences

On your first visit, a banner or preference management platform may allow you to accept, refuse or configure the use of certain cookies.

You may modify your choices, withdraw your consent or manage cookies at any time via the management tool made available on the website, where such tool is available.

You may also configure your browser to block or delete certain cookies. However, browser settings may affect the proper functioning of the website.

7. Retention period

Cookies may be stored for different periods depending on their nature, purpose and configuration. Some cookies expire at the end of the browsing session, while others may be stored for a longer period.

The retention periods applied must remain proportionate to the purpose pursued.

8. Third-party cookies

Where the website integrates features or content provided by third parties, certain cookies may be placed by these external services, subject to the applicable rules and, where required, your prior consent.

heart-of-the-ocean.com does not necessarily exercise full control over the cookies placed by such third parties. We invite you to consult their own privacy and cookie policies for further information.

9. Indicative list of cookies

Depending on the tools actually activated on the website, the cookies used may relate in particular to the following purposes:

• operation of the shopping cart and checkout process;
• storage of your consent preferences;
• security of browsing activity and fraud prevention;
• audience measurement;
• personalisation of the user experience;
• advertising or marketing tracking, where activated.

The exact list of cookies, their provider, their purpose and their retention period may depend on the tools actually used on the website at the time of your visit.

10. Personal data

Certain cookies may involve the processing of personal data. In such cases, the relevant processing activities are also described in the Privacy Policy.

Where consent is required for certain cookies, you may withdraw it at any time for the future.

11. Your rights

Where cookies involve the processing of personal data, you have rights regarding your data within the limits provided by the applicable regulations, including a right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and, where applicable, withdrawal of consent.

For any question relating to the use of cookies or the processing of your personal data, you may contact us via our contact form.

12. Updates to this policy

This Cookie Policy may be amended at any time in order to reflect technical, legal, regulatory or organisational developments. The applicable version is the one published on the website on the date of your visit.